UN World Food Programme Junior Communications & Community Support Assistant Jobs in Kenya

UN World Food Programme Junior Communications & Community Support Assistant Jobs in Kenya

About WFP

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) is the frontline humanitarian agency fighting hunger worldwide. On average, WFP reaches more than 80 million people with food assistance in 83 countries. Around 19,000 people work for the organisation, most of them in remote areas, directly serving the hungry poor.

WFP’s Innovation and Knowledge Management Division combines management consulting, start-up lean thinking with non-profit projects to reduce food insecurity and malnutrition. The division seeks to create value through prioritising and better harnessing innovative ideas, as well as scaling up transformative projects to a global level.

WFP has established an Innovation Accelerator, which has been named one of the top 10 innovative companies by FastCompany for operating a real start-up accelerator to disrupt global hunger at the WFP. Recognising WFP’s leadership in innovation for the SDGs, WFP was invited to jointly lead the UN Innovation Network (UNIN) with UNICEF in 2015.

About UNIN

The UN Innovation Network (UNIN) is an informal, collaborative community of UN innovators interested in sharing their expertise and experiences to promote and advance innovation across the UN System. The network is open to representatives from all UN Entities and seeks to encourage the exchange of knowledge, tools and approaches, strengthen collaboration and leverage partnerships.

UNIN comprises of over 4,000 members from over 70 UN Entities and Departments. External (i.e. non-UN) members of the Network include Governments, other INGO’s, academic institutions and private sector companies. The Innovation Network has members in over 150 countries and regularly engages these through knowledge sharing sessions to introduce innovation trends and how they can contribute to achieving the SDGs.

Job Purpose

In the UN System, UNIN is recognised as a valuable and credible platform for sharing leading practices, foster exchange and scale innovation across the UN System. It supports knowledge sharing and exchange through regular webinars, as well as hosting a website, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube account, and Teams Channel.

Under the supervision of the UNIN Manager and Deputy, the Junior communication and community support will support the identification and sharing of content on these channels, as well as assist in expanding UNIN’s service and information offering overall.

Key Accountabilities (not all-inclusive)

Communications Media Support

Initially support and eventually lead the management of UNIN’s social media accounts

Monitor official UN social media accounts and other online sources and recommend relevant content for social media

Curate UNIN’s online libraries and identify and add relevant content publications, webinars and other assets to UNIN libraries

Monitor relevant innovation challenges and job openings and add them to UNIN’s online presence

Monitor and analyse engagement across UNIN’s online platforms

Support the preparation of publications, such as regular UN Innovation Updates and broader

reports

Develop a UNIN photo base with relevant metadata and tags to ensure digital accessibility

Web Support

Manage and update UNIN’s website with new content (based on WebFlow)

Create new website sub-pages to reflect UNIN’s ongoing work and priorities

Support the maintenance and management of UNIN’s membership database (e.g. verification, data cleaning etc)

Event Support

Support UNIN in setting up, scheduling and hosting events, including through

Creating and managing Zoom meetings and webinars

Arranging and leading technical rehearsals

Providing technical support during e-meetings

Analysing meeting data and feedback

Preparing and sending post-event communications

Community Support

Provide overall community management support
Support WFP and UNIN in building a local innovation community in Kenya (in collaboration with the WFP Kenya Innovation office)

Standard Minimum Qualifications

Education: Completed secondary school education. A post-secondary certificate or degree in communications, event management, digital learning, community management, public relations or a related discipline is desirable.

Work Experience: At least 5 years of progressively responsible experience in communication, event planning, community management or related activities. With a relevant post-secondary degree, 2 years of experience.

IT skills: Experience in using online platforms such as MailChimp, Zoom, WebFlow, Airtable and Zapier is strongly desirable

Language: High proficiency in written and spoken English; knowledge of a second UN language is a plus.

Mobility: Willing to travel as needed (not regularly anticipated).

Other Specific Job Requirements

Self-motivated and able to work with a high degree of autonomy

Collaborative spirit able to liaise with a wide range of people at all levels and across different cultures

Strong time management skills with an ability to plan, anticipate requirements and problems, juggle competing priorities, and meet deadlines

Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to produce high-quality materials

Experience in managing social media accounts and creating engaging content. Experience in graphic and video editing and design is a strong plus.

Experience planning events, including virtual events (experience in planning events in large complex organisations is desirable)

Experience in managing the backend of websites to add, update, modify and tag content where relevant

Fully committed and motivated to achieve the aims of the United Nations, including through leveraging data and innovation

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; UN World Food Programme Junior Communications & Community Support Assistant Jobs in Kenya

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